Archive - Sep 25, 2012 - News Article
More overload fees have been handed down to truck owners and operators by the North Dakota Highway Patrol so far in 2012 than in all of 2011.
The NDHP said as of Sept. 18, troopers have cited 1,295 overload violations, which amounts to $2.1 million overload fees alone, compared to $1.9 million in 2011. The agency has also found a number of safety violations as well.
Excessively heavy vehicles that exceed the state limits cause damage to roadway surfaces, which in turn causes potential hazards for motorists.
After hearing the news that after 25 years there would no longer be Coats for Kids Project in the Red River Valley, Faith in Actionâs advisory board knew they needed to keep this project going locally.
âThrough the partnership with Essentia Health Clinic and local physician and businessman Paul Diegel, we are assured it will happen,â said Faith In Action director Vicki Grafing in a release.
The National Fire Protection Association issued a nation-wide warning late last week about an amplified risk of wildfires. The NFPA said after some of the hottest and driest weather on record, this yearâs wildfires are larger than in past years, and homeowners in communities throughout the nation are urged to take action to reduce the risk of home and property loss.
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Bill Cruff of Rogers grew a 31 pound head of cabbage over the growing season. He planted the cabbage he got from Bettinâs in March, and in September, he found the biggest head of cabbage heâs ever grownâwhat he calls a âmammoth cabbageâin his garden.
Cruff said he plans to give the cabbage to the food pantry, but not before bringing it to the Sheyenne Care Center to show the residents. He plans to wheel it around in a wheelchair.
Special to the Times-Record
Clay Elliot of Sanborn shot this 6-1/2 foot arctic grizzly on the first day of a 10-day hunt Aug. 31 on the south slope of the Brooks Range in Alaska, about 260 miles northeast of Fairbanks.
